PRESIDENT'S EJISU-JUABEN MCE NOMINEE REJECTED

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The President’s Municipal Chief Executive nominee for Ejisu-Juaben in the Ashanti region, Kwaku Afrifah Yamoah-Ponkoh has been rejected outright by members of the Municipal Assembly. 

At an extra-ordinary meeting of the Assembly at held at Ejisu today, Tuesday December 15,  only 25 of the Assembly Members voted ‘Yes’ for him while 41 voted ‘No’ against his appointment. 

A total of 66 members cast. By the votes, Mr. Yamoah-Ponkoh does not have any second chance of consideration by the Assembly Members. 

This is because the number of votes in his favour was less than 50 percent that should have allowed for a second round of voting on his nomination.

 The Local Government Act also requires that a President’s nominee for the post of a Metropolitan, Municipal or District Chief Executive should secure at least two-thirds majority of the votes cast to be confirmed for that position. 

By the decision of the Municipal Assembly, the President has to nominate either a new person or Yamoah-Ponkoh to be considered by the Assembly. 

At the meeting was the Ashanti Regional Minister, Peter Anarfi-Mensah who had earlier asked the Assembly members to consider the larger interest of the municipality’s socio-economic development in deciding the fate of the nominee. 

There were mixed feelings among the people at the vicinity of the venue of the meeting. While most of the people at the precinct of the venue of the meeting, mainly residents of Ejisu were seen openly jubilating over the outright rejection of Mr. Yamoah-Ponkoh, his sympathizers and himself looked highly disappointed at the turn of event. 

Meanwhile, the Assembly has elected one Gabriel Ansah Sasraku as the new Presiding Member after his two contenders stepped down at the 11th hour for him to be elected unopposed.

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